Yes. Wyoming State Parks Library Program lets Wyoming library cardholders borrow a free state-park day-use pass. Verified against wyoparks.wyo.gov, checked 2026-09-04.
| Program | Wyoming State Parks Library Program |
|---|---|
| What it covers | A day-use pass providing free access to any Wyoming state park or historic site for everyone in a single vehicle, along with a child-sized outdoor-recreation backpack (maps, field guides, activity supplies). |
| How to borrow | Checked out from local county library systems — all 23 Wyoming counties participate (many with multiple branch locations); loan period is up to 14 days. |
| Day-use cost otherwise | Resident annual day-use pass $48 ($42 during the Dec 1-Feb 15 Early Bird Sale); non-resident annual day-use pass $96 ($89 Early Bird). Confirm current single-day rates at wyoparks.wyo.gov. |
| Source | wyoparks.wyo.gov · checked 2026-09-04 |
In its tenth year as of the most recent reporting; run by Wyoming State Parks in partnership with county libraries statewide.
Wyoming State Parks Library Program puts the passes in circulation like any other library item: each participating Wyoming branch holds a limited number, checkouts are typically one per household, and holds are the difference between getting one and not — the shelf empties fastest ahead of summer weekends. The borrowed pass covers a day-use pass providing free access to any Wyoming state park or historic site for everyone in a single vehicle, along with a child-sized outdoor-recreation backpack (maps, field guides, activity supplies).. Nothing overnight is included — campsites, cabins and launches are reserved and paid separately.
Day-use entry in Wyoming runs about $48 per visit, so a family that day-trips five times over a season keeps roughly $240 by borrowing the pass instead of paying at the gate — and a twice-a-month hiking habit is $1152 a year back in the budget. The pass costs exactly what the library card does: nothing.
Wyoming is one of 20 states in this situation. Traveling? California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida work the same way, each with its own program name and loan rules.
Yes — Wyoming State Parks Library Program circulates day-use passes through public libraries. Checked out from local county library systems — all 23 Wyoming counties participate (many with multiple branch locations); loan period is up to 14 days.
Resident annual day-use pass $48 ($42 during the Dec 1-Feb 15 Early Bird Sale); non-resident annual day-use pass $96 ($89 Early Bird). Confirm current single-day rates at wyoparks.wyo.gov.. That's the per-visit saving the library pass delivers.
It doesn't — every program of this kind lends day-use entry only, with campsites, cabins and launches billed separately.